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Frome · Alexandria

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Frome

Also known as

Ffraw
Frome i Somerset
Frome, Somerset
Fromė
Frōm
Фроум

Image illustrating Frome — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Fromesee Wikimedia Commons

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place of death ofAnthony Powell1905 CE
birthplace ofCharles Oatley1904 CE
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place of death ofJohn Harvey1911 CE
place of death ofRichard Alleine1610 CE
birthplace ofWill Thorp1977 CE

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